3rd case of the bird flu reported in Iowa in less than one week
For the 3rd time in the past week, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the USDA report another case of the bird flu. This time, it was discovered in a commercial layer flock in
Ackley City Council hosting public hearings and more Wednesday
The Ackley City Council will meet Wednesday. Among action items, they’ll host public hearings and consider action on ordinances to repeal the ambulance service board of trustees and fees for fire department service. After the public hearings,
Iowa Factory Farms Penalized Less Than $750K For 10 Years Of Illegal Pollution, New Analysis Finds
In the past decade, Iowa factory farms have paid less than $750,000 in punitive penalties for 179 reported illegal manure spills into state waterways, finds a new analysis of Iowa Department of Natural Resources data released Monday
26-year-old suspect in fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO arrested
Police have arrested 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione, who is considered a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Thompson was fatally shot outside the New York Midtown Hilton hotel Wednesday in what police described
Hampton-Dumont-CAL, AGWSR meeting in non-conference basketball Tuesday
Undefeated girls basketball teams will meet Tuesday when AGWSR hosts Hampton-Dumont-CAL for a varsity doubleheader, which will air on 104.9 KLMJ. The Cougar girls (4-0) have jumped out to a hot start, which included two wins last
Daniel Penny acquitted of criminally negligent homicide in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely
On Monday, Dec. 9, a Manhattan jury found Daniel Penny — the man charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train — not guilty of criminally negligent homicide. Penny, 24,
A-P Basketball Opens NICL-Central Play at Columbus Catholic on Tuesday
The Aplington-Parkersburg girls and boys basketball teams will look to keep the momentum of three-game win streaks rolling as they open NICL-Central action with a doubleheader at Columbus Catholic on Tuesday. The A-P girls (3-1) won over
Dike-New Hartford traveling to Denver for NICL-Central openers Tuesday
The Dike-New Hartford basketball teams will play their first NICL-Central games of the season when they visit Denver Tuesday. The Wolverine girls (2-1) have picked up momentum with two dominant wins after a season-opening loss. However, the
Bill Belichick confirms he’s in talks with North Carolina for Tar Heels head coach gig
Legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick confirmed Monday during an interview on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” that he has had conversations with North Carolina and school chancellor Lee Harriss Roberts on filling the head coaching vacancy for
West Fork Basketball Concludes Homestand Against Northwood-Kensett in Doubleheader Tuesday
The West Fork girls and boys basketball team will play their only home games this week as they take on Northwood-Kensett in a Top of Iowa Conference East doubleheader on Tuesday. The West Fork girls (3-1) enters